Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996

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Lived 1922–2016, aged 94Egypt

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Aged 94

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Updated 2026-05-29

Egyptian diplomat who ran the UN from 1992 to 1996, steering through the Yugoslavia breakup and Rwandan genocide. His five-year stint made him a lightning rod for Cold War tensions that hadn't quite ended.

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Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who served as the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Boutros-Ghali was the acting minister of foreign affairs of Egypt between 1977 and 1979. He oversaw the United Nations over a period coinciding with several world crises, including the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Rwandan genocide.

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